Mojave frame reinforcement teardown

[remlemasi]

Sorry for the clickbait

As teardowns of the new Mojave start rolling in, it would be awesome to document and sticky the list of frame reinforcements that the Mojave contains along with side-by-side comparison photos with the standard frame.

Hoping a vendor will take it upon themselves to develop a sort of "weld-on kit" for shops to install to get all non-Mojaves up to par.

Along with upgrading to the OEM cast iron knuckles and hydraulic jounce bumpers (once they become available from Mopar, we should also list the PNs in the sticky), we should be on our way to a true "Mojavicon."

[Side-note: It seems like half of the review articles from reputable publications are implying that the Mojave has upgraded axles that are not available on any other Gladiator trim. Just a small nit, but it's starting to bug me....]

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[CookieSoup]

https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/...-pics-and-chassis-suspension-breakdown.27544/

 

[remlemasi]

https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/...-pics-and-chassis-suspension-breakdown.27544/

Yep, I've seen those photos. Thanks for adding it here as it puts it all in one place.

I'm hoping we can develop a resource for DIYers and vendors alike to develop retrofit kits, identify the upgrades that give the biggest increase in strength, are low-hanging no-brainer bolt-ons, or even leave out the upgrades that are largely unnecessary depending on the goals of individual builds or just aren't worth the trouble.

For example, I've bottomed out my suspension going too fast in the dunes and I'm wondering how hard it would be to add the Mojave hydraulic jounce bumpers or if there are better and/or cheaper aftermarket options.

I'm hoping for more details and side-by-side photos so we can see the designs of the additional reinforcements and welds, perhaps glean some info as to how and why the engineers added material or welds in certain spots, where they determined the weak spots are, etc.

 

[remlemasi]

Do we have a list of MOPAR part numbers for Mojave jounce bumpers, knuckles, suspension yet?

 

[piroman683]

Do we have a list of MOPAR part numbers for Mojave jounce bumpers, knuckles, suspension yet?

Fox makes aftermarket hydraulic bump stops. I've installed them on my rig on all 4 corners. The rears require welding though. But install is easy and straight forward. Took me 6 hours to do all 4 corners

 

[Mac]

Interesting, in the link provided it appears the only frame strengthening is some additional welding.

 

[DiscoSlug]

Down to MOB channel had a previous gladiator owner that bent their frame weld up his reinforcement in the same spot.

 

[MOJTAVE]

Here is a bent frame.

 

[piroman683]

bent behind the axle, very interesting especially for a stock Mojave. I wonder how it happened

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Interesting, in the link provided it appears the only frame strengthening is some additional welding.

Imagine the testing done to ensure the crumple zones and sacrificial areas remained intact to still pass all of the crash testing............ it's expensive for a company to make changes to a frame

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